(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Mar 2026	15.2	35.469 AU	36.155 AU	20h31m	-22°55'	45.8°	1.1°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	14.9	35.564 AU	34.551 AU	20h29m	-23°25'	175.7°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2470716
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3398536
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17579
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33624
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.17584
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.10668
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.47266
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.75198
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.75            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   20 31 03.3   -22 55 25    36.155   35.469   45.8    1.1   252   15.2 
2026-03-11 05:19 UT   20 31 04.6   -22 55 23    36.152   35.469   46.0    1.2   252   15.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   20 31 09.5   -22 55 14    36.143   35.470   46.7    1.2   252   15.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   20 31 15.6   -22 55 02    36.131   35.470   47.7    1.2   252   15.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   20 31 21.6   -22 54 52    36.120   35.471   48.7    1.2   252   15.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   20 31 27.5   -22 54 41    36.107   35.472   49.6    1.2   253   15.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   20 31 33.3   -22 54 31    36.095   35.472   50.6    1.2   253   15.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   20 31 39.1   -22 54 21    36.083   35.473   51.6    1.3   253   15.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   20 31 44.8   -22 54 12    36.070   35.474   52.6    1.3   253   15.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   20 31 50.3   -22 54 03    36.057   35.474   53.5    1.3   253   15.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   20 31 55.8   -22 53 54    36.044   35.475   54.5    1.3   253   15.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   20 32 01.2   -22 53 46    36.031   35.476   55.5    1.3   253   15.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   20 32 06.5   -22 53 38    36.018   35.477   56.4    1.3   253   15.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   20 32 11.7   -22 53 30    36.004   35.477   57.4    1.4   253   15.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   20 32 16.8   -22 53 23    35.990   35.478   58.4    1.4   253   15.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   20 32 21.8   -22 53 17    35.977   35.479   59.3    1.4   253   15.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   20 32 26.7   -22 53 10    35.963   35.479   60.3    1.4   254   15.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   20 32 31.5   -22 53 05    35.948   35.480   61.3    1.4   254   15.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   20 32 36.3   -22 52 59    35.934   35.481   62.2    1.4   254   15.2 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   20 32 40.9   -22 52 54    35.920   35.481   63.2    1.4   254   15.2 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   20 32 45.4   -22 52 50    35.905   35.482   64.2    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   20 32 49.8   -22 52 45    35.891   35.483   65.2    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   20 32 54.1   -22 52 42    35.876   35.483   66.1    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   20 32 58.3   -22 52 38    35.861   35.484   67.1    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   20 33 02.4   -22 52 35    35.846   35.485   68.1    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   20 33 06.3   -22 52 33    35.831   35.486   69.0    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   20 33 10.2   -22 52 31    35.816   35.486   70.0    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   20 33 14.0   -22 52 29    35.801   35.487   71.0    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   20 33 17.6   -22 52 28    35.785   35.488   71.9    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   20 33 21.2   -22 52 27    35.770   35.488   72.9    1.5   254   15.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   20 33 24.6   -22 52 27    35.754   35.489   73.9    1.6   255   15.2 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   20 33 28.0   -22 52 27    35.738   35.490   74.8    1.6   255   15.2 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.